. our fop stories, sexual assault allegations have a man in jail at this hour. john farrow is a accused of assaulting two boys. now the last thing -- neighbors say he is the brother of mia farrow. the abuse took place allegedly in his home when the boys were around ten. he is being held on $800,000 bond. >> raids on four homes conducted by the atf and police today. they were looking for guns and

drugs. the case is the result of a month long investigation into violent crime. we are waiting to hear from police on how many arrests were made and what charges will be filed. . and five hour energy the latest to be investigated by the fda. the drink may have been a factor in at least 13 deaths in the last four years and they are investigating monster energy drink also. they started looking in to it last month after it was linked to five deaths including the death of a teen girl from our state >> a chill in the air. no question about that. at least we are nice and dry. the radar still scanning all clear, all sweeps, but clouds have rolled in out of the south. part of the problem is this coastal system spinning down here off the carolina coast. midlevel moisture with a few clouds out of the south for maryland. i think we will stay dry for the rest of the night but there will be clouds to deal with and temperatures dropping cold close to freezing.

whether you wake up tomorrow we may not get there in the city. north and west, you are probably going to be below freezing. we will talk about how temperatures will change into the weekend. >> the president went to new york to get a look at the damage caused by sandy. >> he made a tour in marine1 before he went down on staten island. >> reporter: up close and personal look at the devastation for the president of the united states. the damage on hard hit staten island is everywhere. what you can't see is the internal struggle so many new yorkers are facing. >> i had the opportunity to give some hugs and give thoughts and prayers to the moore family. they lost two young sons during

the course of this tragedy. >> reporter: the president said the federal government will be part of the rebuilding process. new york governor is requesting $30 billion in aid. >> there is still a lot of clean up to do. people still need emergency help. they still need heat. they still need power. they still need food. they still need shelter. >> reporter: progress is being made on staten island but at a snail's pace. >> we don't know anything right now. >> reporter: the national guard is a sifting with clean up but the long time residents want to know when the help will come. >> we need shelter. we need heat. we need funding. we need fema to come in. nobody really knows where they stand. what will happen. everybody is worried right now. >> reporter: some help will come from a benefit concert being held next month at madison square garden.

proceed wills benefit the robin hood fund. abc news new york. >> many people who live on the jersey shore are just now getting to see that devastation caused by sandy to their homes. officials calling it ground zero for sandy. people were allowed to briefly go back to their homes for the first time today. or at least what used to be their homes. >> i lost everything. my things, it's all flipped over, upside down. >> we will be back. we know it. it'll be hard work but we are not going to let the storm beat us down. we will rebuild. >> homeowner was brought in on buses and were only allowed at their home was special identification. a heavy police presence remain ford safety and to preevent looting. >> sandy may have spared most of us but damage tied to the storm could be making its way here soon in the form of

flooded cars. details on how to spot them so you don't end up with a safety hazard. >> reporter: it doesn't take much to clean up a flood car, time, febreze and those badly damaged cars could look as good as new but if you buy it you will know that's not the case. tonight the investigators break down the signs you need to know so you don't end up with a flood car. experts say thousands of them could have a huge market here because of scammers who dry them out, clean them off and put them on a lot without saying anything about their past. once its been through something like sandy it's more than damaged, it's a safety hazard. >> the water is infectious. it gets in the soft parts creating health issues, into the electrical problems and causes unknown damage. >> reporter: tonight, details on why maryland law doesn't require some to tell anyone the

car they are pitching has flood damage and we have an expert who will take us from hood to trunk pointing out the red flags you need to recognize. >> flooded cars may be nearly impossible to save but other old cars can still go to a good cause. vehicles for change renovates cars awarding them to low income family. they are celebrating the grand opening of its newly indication. we were there to donate a news vehicle. since 1999 vehicles for change has awarded more than $4,000. cars to low income families and better access. 75% of the people to get better jobs resulting in an average earning increase of $7,000 more a year. a great cause. it's a medicine that's been around for decades, used to treat a wide range of problems. why new concerns have doctors thinking twice about beta

blockers. >> we will stuff a bus. you will think that's horrible. it means differently. how they will stuff buses tonight to help the needy.

. in tonight's consumer alert

if you own a [inaudible] bike you will need to get it fixed. green gerrished a recall. the handlel bars can break. you can call the bike company to schedule a free repair. united continental has fixed a glitch that delayed flights. no word on how many were affected but the airline was back up and running and trying to get back to normal. it only affected some mainline flights, 88% of the flights were on time. and this may be good news for your boss but not such good news for you. you are expected to waste two vacation can days this year. the average american has 12 days of vacation to use down from 14 last year. many of us are only going to take ten. still it sounds good when you look in japan where the average worker only takes five of their 13 allowed days.

the biggest reasons scheduling conflicts and hopes the days can be rolled over. if you have a use it or loose it policy you still have a little time left to try to get them in before the end of the year. him all the sports, you can't get away they are playing year round. >> sandy, brought power outages and destruction to the east coast. how it also blew in something beautiful. watt until you hear this story of a 70 year old love letter.

chilly day for that. right now temperatures running into the mid40s to upper 30s across the area. we will look for temperatures to drop tonight back in to the 30s. dew point numbers up just slightly. bottom line means very dry air. kind of chapstick weather. you probably noticed that. kind of starts to dry out when you have the heat running air that dry in to the furnace and

house. maybe cloudy skies, couple of showers over north carolina. this is where the only weather maker is for the next few days and all computer model guidance now taking system further out to sea, starting to push it off the coast. as we work in to the next couple days and into that important travel time period into early next week. the set up bringing the system off shore. here is a look through time on the future trend. high pressure continues to build in that. will continue to push the cloud cover out. then as we go into saturday, that storm still churning off the coast. high pressure still controlling the weather around here making for a good set up. further out into early next week a chilly set up. not particularly warm. low 50s but a clear one. that system churning over the

atlantic. tonight 33, a clearing sky, continued cold continues, tomorrow 53, sun, mixed with clouds, we he think we will see a little more sun and then back down in to the 30s tomorrow night. the next few days, more of the same to a certain degree. we will see more sun friday and saturday. into sunday cool situation. how about we look ahead in to the travel days tuesday and wednesday. sun on tap. and right now we are looking at turkey day featuring upper 50s. not so bad. back to you. >> thank you. >> beta blockers have been around for decades. they are used to treat everything from heart disease to stage fright. there are some new concerns that have doctors thinking twice about them. >> reporter: after being found with an irregular heartbeat mark knew he to make changes, like walking more and eating healthier and taking a daily dose of beta blockers. >> doctor is projecting with

in the next 18 months at the most to where i can be taken off. >> reporter: they help control his heart and over the last 60 years have been popular. in fact they are prescribed for everything from heart failure to high blood pressure, from treating glaucoma to preventing migraines. in the last decade they have shot up. million ifs of those are causing concern. >> they are double edged sword. they savor lives but you want to -- complications. >> reporter: this doctor said older classes of beta blockers increase a patient's risk of diabetes more than 25%. he is urging doctors to switch to newer beta blockers to treat heart failure. >> diabetes down the road will probably cause more heart attack, more stroke, more heart disease, more renal disease and a variety of conditions. >> reporter: the newer versions appear to carry less risk of

diabetes but that's something mark and his doctor are keeping a close eye on. mark had a brother with diabetes and knows all to well what it can do. >> complications and he went into a coma and he never came out of it. >> reporter: and the last thing doctors want to do is treat one disease and risk another. abc 2news. >> now in the past doctors may have been hesitant to prescribe the newer class because the cost that. could soon change. it's now available in generic form. a new study casting doubt on the idea that women who give birthday c section would be in danger leaving the hospital after one day. researchers did a trial and randomly divided hundreds of women having c sections into two groups, some sent home after i day, some after two. they found the women sent home after a day reported no problems breast feeding or with their mental health than the

woman who stayed a day longer. the study . >> we know soda has empty calories but what about alcohol? a new study finds we get almost as many empty calories alcohol as soda so they are the source of about 6% of the calories, alcohol makes up about 5%. now the average guy drinks 150- calories alcohol each day. that's like a can of bud. and women drink about 15- calories or half a class of wine a day. thank goodness that day isn't tomorrow. >> no kidding. >> we normally think about it aaron the holidays, all the families who are struggling. >> the food bank is fighting hunger not just now but year round. we go inside their efforts. >> reporter: the food bank the arrival of a truck house they aren't forgotten. as the food center is served 600 agencies who purchase and

donated food. as winter approaches they want people to remember that hunger is a constant foe. >> if we can inspire people to keep the issue of hunger in the foreground so when you are remembering your charityible giving you are thinking about the fact that your next door neighbor could have hard times right now and accessing food at a pantry. . >> reporter: prove that the people who depend on the food include those who may not have in the past. >> they don't -- people who sometimes -- two people working at good jobs, losing their jobs, still trying to keep the mortgage paid, et cetera, maybe one of them looses a job, now the income is cut in half. these are people who are accessing the emergency feeding system for the first time. >> reporter: the food bank depends on donations of food and time. volunteers always needed. >> i do it because there is a

need in the community. hunger is pervasive despite our society and the wealth in our society and i believe it's our job to help that. >> hunger doesn't take a vacation and doesn't only happen during the holidays. it happens all long. >> reporter: when one truck delivers another leaves to give out almost immediately. it works because you haven't forgotten. >> people are general generous and we have been fortunate. >> the line, that he said -- it works because you haven't forgotten. >> the food bank will receive donations at the shop rite market. are you invited to come out and stuff a bus until it's full of food. you can meet ravens running back ray rice and every 50-

dollar donation buys a chance to win two tickets to the ravens steelers game on december the 2nd. if you can help out the maryland food bank this holiday season they want to hear from you. give them a call to find out how you can help. >> coming up tonight, a father accused of bringing a gun to school. where it happened and how parents are reacting. and good deals and bad deals come black friday. which three things experts say you should avoid buying until after the holiday shopping frenzy is gone. those and a lot more coming up at six but now a preview of word world news. >> coming up, an american grandmother who knows something about the powerful new leader of china that even the white house doesn't know. the answer she gives may give you a lack in to the united states future. e've got to go. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go.

oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. you guys want to go to the park? yeah! yeah! minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs/pharmacy. accepts united healthcare benefit plans. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com.

. sandy may have brought destruction but also washed something romantic on shore. >> letters the storm brought to shore, written 70 years ago are sparking an unusual search for love. >> reporter: kathleen was lucky. the only thing she lost during the hurricane was power. what she found was remarkable. during the walk along a trail the day after she found a stack of letter. >> they were tied with a pink ribbon. >> reporter: she took them home, dried them and under the light of the fire began to read. >> there isn't much more to tell you tonight dear. i love you very much, yours

always, dottie. . >> reporter: they were written between 1942 and 1947 by a woman to her bethroded. kathleen wanted to get them back to them. they went to the internet posting on facebook, craigslist and a website called find a grave.com and that's where the neice found her. >> it's just magical. can't be real. >> reporter: we spoke to shelly at her home in virginia. she said lynn was in world war ii and was at pearl harbor. they married had two children. they are now deceased. dorothy is in a nursing home and they have lost touch with the daughter. >> it's like a gold mine. it's that moment you think is lost and then hear is something, that's a gift. >> it kind of sent the message that love beats all. this devastation, something to delicate, washes on shore. >> reporter: though sandy wash

away so much, homes, memories lives she couldn't wash away nearly 70 year old ink. she couldn't wash away true love. >> great story. >> it is. tear up almost. >> man. it's the season for half off appliances. >> but it's a very merry time for a year for scammers, how to avoid losing your gift money when the news at six starts, right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now, abc 2news at six. >> my daughter said that the -- the parent was arrested. >> parents react after a student's father is arrested for bringing a gun to the baltimore city school. >> a man charged with abusing minors, making headlines for more than the crimes he is accused avenue. >> and plenty of great deal but three items you should not buy on black friday. what you may want to cross off

the shopping list